Brackmills businesses no longer have the hump as £390,000 roads project is completed
People driving on and off Brackmills Industrial Estate are no longer complaining of having the hump – thanks to a Highways improvement project, which has now been completed.
Businesses on Brackmills, a Business Improvement District (BID), pooled resources to fund the BID’s largest capital project to date, a £390,000 road improvement plan which included the removal of 17 sets of speed humps and the installation of five mini roundabouts and eight new parking bays.
When businesses first voted to become Northampton’s first BID two and a half years ago, one of the most common requests was to get rid of the estate’s speed humps. Car drivers said that, when approaching the humps, they were being tailgated by HGV’s which could straddle the humps and therefore didn’t need to apply brakes.
John Corrigan, Chairman of the Brackmills BID Board, said: “This huge capital project would simply not have happened without the BID and it is proof that businesses, when they work together and pool resources, can make real changes. From the very beginning the sheer number of speed humps has been a real issue for everyone working across the estate. We are delighted that, following extensive planning and research, the work has now begun. This is just the beginning though and the changes and improvements will continue.”
The main works took place on the estate’s Liliput Road, Burryport Road, Salthouse Road, Rhosili Road and at the Caswell Road-Salthouse Road junction. With safety and security at the heart of the project, pedestrian crossings were also improved, kerbs aligned to reduce traffic speeds and speed radar signs installed.
A programme of updates, improvements and innovative projects are set to take place throughout 2012 as businesses on Brackmills Industrial Estate continue to pool resources and pledge to make dramatic changes throughout the year ahead.
This Business Improvement District (BID), made up of nearly 150 businesses, had an impressive 2011 and is now set to spruce up the estate’s appearance, invest in cycle paths and navigation boards, install new litter bins, organise monthly litter picks, plant year-round flowers on key roundabouts, hold business events and showcases and set up a community project to upgrade the estate’s Crescent Fishing Lake on Salthouse Road. Plans include planting wild flower meadows, introducing picnic benches and improving the nearby car parking area.
Keep in touch and find out more at www.brackmillsindustrialestate.co.uk
Posted by: Brackmills Industrial Estate Limited
